The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

15.6 - Buzz, Beep, Squeal!
Today, the internet is at our fingertips but for much of the 90s, it was several beeping and screeching minutes away as we waited for our dial-up connections to boot up. Read a book with a word found on this Onomatopoeia Word List in the title/subtitle. Variations that do not change the nature of the word (buzzes, buzzed, buzzing) will work (buzzard would not). Phrases that consist of more than one word (cock a doodle doo, pitter patter, etc) must be found together unless individual words are also on the list. Hyphenated list words (boo-hoo, bow-wow, flip-flop) may be used without a hyphen, but the words must be found sequentially in the title/subtitle. Ex: Teardrops and Flip Flops

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The list has a couple weird things on it. One seems to say "la" and the next one is "microwave"! Well, there are still plenty to choose for.

would you accept Murmurations as a variation on murmur?

Meg wrote: "would you accept Murmurations as a variation on murmur?"

Yes, that would work.

From dictionary.com: Murmuration is the act or an instance of murmuring—making a continuous, low, and indistinct sound. Such a sound can be called a murmur.

Kristina Simon wrote: "Meg wrote: "would you accept Murmurations as a variation on murmur?"

Yes, that would work.

From dictionary.com: Murmuration is the act or an instance of murmuring—making a contin..."

Excellent! I have that book and would love to read it.

Kathy KS

Would this usage of "cuckoo" work?
The Cuckoo's Calling

Kathy wrote: "Kathy KS

Would this usage of "cuckoo" work?
The Cuckoo's Calling"

Yes, plurals and possessives are reasonable variations.

Would this work? Buzz Aldrin, waar ben je gebleven?
I have doubts, as the word 'buzz' is a name here, and not used to indicate a sound...

Hannah wrote: "Would this work? Buzz Aldrin, waar ben je gebleven?
I have doubts, as the word 'buzz' is a name here, and not used to indicate a sound..."

Yes, that works. For this task, the context doesn't matter. The word just has to appear in the title/subtitle.

Would Hack/Slash Omnibus Volume 1 work? Both "hack" and "slash" are on the list, I'm just not sure how the (punctuation) slash affects things.

Brooke wrote: "Would Hack/Slash Omnibus Volume 1 work? Both "hack" and "slash" are on the list, I'm just not sure how the (punctuation) slash affects things."

From the default rules: A "word" in a title is a string of letters/symbols/punctuation marks with no spaces. So, a contraction is one word, as is a hyphenated word.

Hack/Slash = string of letters/punctuation marks with no spaces. It would be treated just like an apostrophe in a contraction or a hyphen in a hyphenated word.

Kristina Simon wrote: "Brooke wrote: "Would Hack/Slash Omnibus Volume 1 work? Both "hack" and "slash" are on the list, I'm just not sure how the (punctuation) slash affects things."

From the default rules..."

I was thinking more about the "variations that do not change the meaning of the word" part of the task description - like in this case, the slash is connecting two words into one, but not changing the meaning of the individual parts.

for Waffle - Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles - it seems like a reasonable variation, but just double checking

Brooke wrote: "I was thinking more about the "variations that do not change the meaning of the word" part of the task description - like in this case, the slash is connecting two words into one, but not changing the meaning of the individual parts.."
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No, sorry. "Variations that do not change the meaning of the word" would be words like hacked, hacking, hacks, or slashed, slashing, slashes, not a variation that combines the two words into one word.

Dee wrote: "for Waffle - Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles - it seems like a reasonable variation, but just double checking"

Yes, plurals are reasonable variations.

Sorry to bother you, but I'm confused as to "context doesn't matter" but you can't alter the meaning of the word. So, can I use a title like The Talisman Ring for "ring", because the word is exactly the same but the meaning is different?

Thanks.

Teri-K wrote: "Sorry to bother you, but I'm confused as to "context doesn't matter" but you can't alter the meaning of the word. So, can I use a title like The Talisman Ring for "ring", because the w..."

Yes, The Talisman Ring works.

"Context doesn't matter" means the word in the title does not have to refer to a sound. It could, for example, mean a piece of jewelry or a circle of people.

Variations that do not alter the meaning of the word means that, for the list word "ring," you could use the words rings or ringing but you could not use words such as bring or spring.

Kristina Simon wrote: "Teri-K wrote: "Sorry to bother you, but I'm confused as to "context doesn't matter" but you can't alter the meaning of the word. So, can I use a title like The Talisman Ring for "ring"..."

Thanks! That last example actually made it a lot clearer. :)